Faculty Research Mentors

David (Class of 2016) worked in the lab of Prof. Andrew Rappe of Chemistry, one of VIPER's faculty co-directors and founding co-director of Pennergy. All VIPER students conduct energy research under the mentorship of renowned science and engineering faculty at Penn.

Learning in the Lab

Julia (VIPER Class of 2016) at work in the Murray lab. You can read more about her research into the photovoltaic capabilities of nanocrystals here.

Welcome

The Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER) enrolls talented, prepared, and motivated students who are interested in energy science and engineering. To hear from a VIPER student about his research at Penn, click here! For more general info, see our Frequently Asked Questions page.

Featured

Prof. Wen K. Shieh presented his work in the VIPER seminar. Wen's research interests are in the areas of bioenvironmental
engineering, biological nitrogen removal and environmental systems modeling. Image is borrowed from Wen's website.